In this post we will explain how to track a lost cellphone using imei number, Smartphone is a major part of your life. But what will happen if you lost your Phone. Suppose you put your phone on a table and after some time, you can’t find it there. Obviously, you will feel like crazy because it contains many important and private files.

Now, you will try calling on your phone because it’s the first ever thing comes to over mind when we lost our phones. You may find it switched off because this time someone has stolen it. Now, what will you do. Don’t worry, I have a solution here. These days the majority of individuals have Android phone. So, below is a guide based on the Android Smartphones. It will help you find stolen phone, if you are iPhone user then you can check our post track lost iPhone.

All mobiles have an unique identity number which is called International Mobile Station Equipment Identity (IMEI) number that helps us to detect the current location of that mobile phone. Since this number is valid for GSM, UMTS and LTE mobiles, IMEI number can help in tracking or blocking your stolen or lost mobile phone.

When a phone is switched on, the IMEI number is transmitted and checked against a database in the network’s Equipment Identity Register which is generally called EIR. There are three categories available of EIR namely the “white lists”, “gray lists” and “black lists”. The mobile company operator can block a mobile phone by putting IMEI number in black list. User can also track their mobile phone through Global Positioning System. Generally, mobile companies provide these services only in case of special investigations so if you are thinking that the police or mobile operator will help you to find your lost or stolen Device using your device IMEI number then forgot about it.

Check or track a phone using IMEI Number:

Find your Imei Number by following ways:

Ways to find stolen Android phone

Method 1: Way to Track a Stolen Phone using Google Android Device Tracking

You should know that Google has their own Tracing system for your Android Smartphones. But you should enable it as soon as you buy your Phone. You will find an option in Settings >> Location>> Access Location. Just enable it and you are done.

These days majority of individuals have this enabled. SO, we suppose you have also done the same. Now, Follow the below given steps to find your stolen phone.

Note:- It’s all Pre steps which you need when you buy your phone. If you already Lost your phone, then, this option will not help you. In this case read the tips given at the bottom of this article.

In this process your network service provider after taking police permission put your phone IMEI number on tracking and as soon as any person insert sim card on your device, service provider get the location and sim card registered user detail, But there is very less chances that police give the permission to track the phone.

Method 3: Trace your Lost Mobile with IMEI Number Using Premium Antivirus

There are many Antivirus programs available that gives you an extra layer of security. One of my favorites is Netqin which let you activate security mode. When someone changes the Sim card on your phone, it asks for the password so the phone gets locked. You can also Lock your phone remotely using this Antivirus. There are many similar Antivirus that works in the same manner. So, it’s a must for your Smartphone to have Antivirus program.

So, that’s it with the tips. I hope it helps you to find your Stolen Phone. If you want any more help regarding this topic “How to find stolen phone using IMEI number” , then feel free to ask us via below comments box.

1st of all your post title is not relevant to the solution u have provided. You told about finding IMEI number but not finding phone via IMEI number.

Here is challenge for you:-

A user lost his android phone. He knows his imei number. he also tried tracking it via android device manager but as you know as soon as thief gets the device, they first take out the sim card and delete the data by factory resetting it. (by restarting the phone in safe mode). Now the device battery can’t be removed so he switched off the phone even when the screen is locked and restarted in safe mode to delete the data. After deleting the data, There is no google acount attached to phone now. Now only thing you can do is go to cops and tell your imei number, nut you already know cops in india are useless. So my final question is how will you track on your own the phone you just lost by knowing IMEI number.

I am assuming The user dont want to go to cops and beg for tracking it. only he wants to tracks it.

Please email me your solution to samsuhas12@yahoo.in I can discuss it with you personally if you want

Suhas, I agree with you that if a thief got the phone he first remove the all data and accounts. But what if he didn’t do this and suppose your phone is not stolen and lost somewhere, then the above method will work for your brother.

sir,29 july2013 I lost my Samsung mobile but iemi related box & other thing unable to find thus I purchase new mobile and same number I find from provider,cdr can provide the help to find iemi of stolen phone but police didn’t job well or forgetted,now its possible to find phone,9451887779 my number,now used by me in Samsung grand,thanx

i lost my micromax canvas hd last month i filled fir with the police with the imei no, kindly help me to find it i have a gmail ac registered with the device but i did not activate the lock or erase option on google device, what can be done now kindly help

i have lost my galaxy grand mobile &in this i have no activate mobile tracker facility .is it possible to find out …. it is lost on 13 may 2014 so please help for further details my gmailid is hemanteakansh@gmail.com…..

HI HARSHIT I READ UR BLOG..IT IS NICE I LOST MY PHONE ON 1-AUG-2014 PLZ HELP ME OUT ACTUALLY I DIDNT LOST SOME ONE STOLEN IT.. PLZ MAIL ME AND I WILL GIVE U MY FURTHER MOBILE DETAILS LIKE IMEI NO. THANKS NEHA

My phone had been stolen 4 days ago by bike snatcher through my hand while i was talking. Here is my phone details- Samsung galaxy grand 2 duos IMEI NO- 352116060346945/ 352117060346943 android device manager is not working. i had filed DDR against sim and phone. please help me to find out my mobile.

some one call me, said that your lost phone is in my hand & he gave imei No. of my lost phone, now he want to return to me. but he need money and gave me his bank account detail, also he said after money transfer he will courier my phone.. plz give suggestion me,,

hello Harshit, I lost my mobile on 07 March 2014. IMEI No1: 911304250673781 IMEI No2: 91130425928789 these are my imei no. I did not install any tracking s/w in it. I tried many ways but i cant. please help me out.

Hello I have lost my Laptop along with Net dongle (SIM-idea). I have made Police complaint but it will look hardly be fruitful . I have MAC NO of Lost laptop and IMEI no of net dongle ,Sim No . Is there any other way to trace the lost? my contact no 7489351157

hello sir i lost my mobile yesterday at mumbai local solen by some one i have imei number as follows………….. 35663105591384 its samsung grand color white elegant please help me mail me at meenakshi.agr12@gmail.com i was having my one of gmail id login with it

sir i lost my samsung galaxy grand duos my imei 356150055769080 pls help me to locate and the mob having this number 9597600098(airtel) from tamilnadu my mail id is mahesh9415@gmail.com contact no 9787048984

Hi Harshit Jain, As I was trying to board a bus some idiot had stolen my samsung galaxy grand 2 ,it happened on 14th Apr 2014, I haven’t installed any mobile trackers in it , so is it possible to track now ? I even lodged a written complaint at nearby police station they said we will track it , but I have no hopes on them? even if they do their job I’m happy and in between with some of the research on google I found there are ways that they can change the IMEI numbers. Is it really possible to do so ?

pls help me today morning at 9’o clock am my phone was stolen at gwalior railway station the train was travelling to h.nizamuddin and at the time of my relatives were entering into the train theft stole my mobile from my back pocket that time i did not feel and when i know its too late so kindly help

hi my new phone micromax canvas fun has been stoled on 11-5-2014 which was purchased on just six days before in that device i didn’t make my google account i even lodged my complint at police station but they said they abswer me after some time but there is no answer from them please tell me that how can i trace my phone by using imei no.only my email id is mradu.2707@gmail.com

Hi harshit ! I lost my S4 3 months back . Again i purchased a new s4. I go throuh ur suggestion but when i login to google device manager it shows my new mobile location. Actually my mail id is same in both the mobile phones. What can i do plz suggest

bro, my lg android mobile was stolen. i tried to trace it with android device manager and android lost but on use : location unavailable. should the google account and data be enabled on mobile to trace. how should i delete it from android device manager.

Bro, I lost my old android device. I got another one but i’m unable to delete the old device from the android device manager. Tell me the process to delete the old android device from the android device manager

Hi harshit . I am from Bangladesh and after loosing my phone i came thru this blog . plz help me find my phone. i cannot install plan b on it either. i tried android device manager but it says location unavailable. i have the imei number 357786057231972 . pls help me

Thank you, I’ve read countless articles like this one about how to track a lost phone using these methods. However I’m looking for a solution a little more out of the box and more in line with the sci-fi future we are living in. I want to find a way I can track the IMEI of my stolen phone myself, then I want to remotely access the phone and retrieve data from it – yes sounds just like something from a movie, but I know it must be possible, even if not legitimately. Any thoughts?

In India the Law and order system was very corrupted. They are showing their negligence for common people. For avoiding those we had a very powerful act called “Right to Information Act 2005” in short “RTI Act 2005” in our judiciary system.

Step -1 Whenever you lost your mobile Phones, Tablets with Net or Mobile Connectivity, Laptops or any other gadgets using the wireless connectivity may file a complaint at the nearest police station.

That is the duty of police as per the section 154 (1) of Criminal Procedure Code to take the complaint and register the case.

If they refused to register the complaint we have the right to complain the same to the concerned Superintendent / Commissioner of Police through post (preferably Registered Post) under section 154 (3) of the Criminal Procedure Code. if no action found during these may send the same to the magistrate of the nearest court through post by explaining the previous efforts how the complaint was refused.

Step -2 After Registering the Complaint the the police should have to give the copy of the FIR to the Complainant under section 154(2) of Criminal Procedure Code.

Step-3 If the Police Refused to take the complaint the complainant may ask for the reasons behind the refusal of such complaint under RTI Act.

Step – 4 After Registering of the Complaint if observed that no actions were taken by the police, we may file an application as asks to furnish the (a) Actions (b) Letters or Orders issued to the Telecom Operators (c) Permissions taken from the officials for tracking the IMEI / MAC ID (d) Also Reasons for the Delay.

By doing this you may definitely Get the mobile within 30 days.

If need any Clarification / Assistance to find your mobile may contact me 24×7 on bbratnam@live.in

Dear sir, My samsung galaxy grand 2 is stolen by someone from a shop, three days back. I have my EMEI NO. 359906050460570 & 359907050460578 used airtel number- 9895151589 ( now I took a duplicate sim) account under– shafeek991@gmail.com how track it ? , can i track it ?, complaint was registered to local police station but no progess. android divice manager could not foud location, please help me. Please mail me . my email id is rizvan008@yahoo.com

Hello Harshit Jain : I lost my hauwei mobile one month before i already activated my google account ,i tried to trace my mobile using google device manager but it shows location unavailable it seems my mobile is not connected with internet can you help me to find it , i have imei number but thief using my mobile with his sim ,is this possible to find thief mobile number, he is using his sim on my mobile please help me thank you

Nadeem Ahmed Dear sir, My android phone (Samsung galaxy S4 mini) is stolen by someone on Gun Pint Near My home on 4th july 2014. I have my EMEI NO. 355887053226941 how track it ? , can i track it ?, complaint was registered to local police station but no progess. android divice manager could not foud location, please help me. Please mail me . my Goggle account is active of nadeem.na183@gmail.com

No Harshit, Pls. advice how can i perform google track device manager.? can i track on my desktop PC.? have you link pls. share pls. help boss im realy up-set this cell phone was gift my fiancy. i dont want to missed

Hey Harshit, this is sonu here, i lost my mobile Nexus 4 ,three days back with the apps installed ( A.D.M ), I was tracking my mobile from past two days but getting no information on google device, i think they have resetted it, can i still track it through, please bro help me. IMEI NO : 352444049919222

hello sir, my dad lost his brand new htc desire u 3 days back. he didn’t installed any application on it yet,nd didn’t even used Internet on it. we have the imei no. with us. can we still find our phone…???

hi sir, am anil from davanagere. i had lost my lg optimus gt540 in last october 2013. But i had complained in police station. but they can’t respond me. Bcoz how to trace the location by IMEI. So please let me know this is IMEI no 352166043836710

I have lost my phone of model no SM-N900V(Samsung note 3). the mobile no used in that phone is 9540113640. I do not know the IMEI no of my phone. Can u please help me to know the IMEI no of my phone and other details such as how to trace my phone. u can call me on 9654535336 or mail me on anupcs0017@gmail.com

MR HARSHIT, I HAD LOST MY XOLO Q800 X-EDITION PHONE ON 3RD AUGUST 2014. MY IMEI NOS. ARE 911306751209585 & 911306751709584 I HAD TRIED MANY TIMES TO FIND OUT THROUGH ANDROID DEVICE MANAGER PROCESS AND ALSO SMS PROCESS. IT SHOWS HANDSET NAME, BUT ALSO SHOWING UNAVAILABILITY. I ALSO INSTALLED SECURITY PROCESS IN MY HANDSET, BUT THEN ALSO NOT GETTING ANYTHING. I CONTACTED TO POLICE, BUT HE ALSO CANT DO ANYTHING. PLZ SIR, IS THERE ANY OTHER PROCESS TO FIND OUT? WILL U HELP ME?

hello sir i lost my mobile and i tryed the android device manger but it is of no use sir i hve my emie number sir can u help me and my contact details 8885598015 and mail id praveen431@gmail .com and it is a samsung cell plz reply me soon sir i hop u well help

Hi, I have lost my samsung galaxy note 2. I have also registered police complaint. They said they have forwarded it for tracing.

I found one strange thing i.e. when i was finding my device using android device manager, it showed me 2 devices listed under my google play setting option. In that list, one is my device and other does not belong to me.

I checked on google dashboard for the imei information of both the devices. I got the new device showing fake imei number (231761968368404).

Hello Harshit, This is Surendra. i lost my mobile while i was travelling in train today. my mobile is linked with Google account but i kept my mobile in Flight Mode while travelling. and also my mobile is secured with pattern lock. Is that possible to break the pattern lock? Is that possible to track if my mobile is Switched off? I didn’t give any police complaint im just trying by myself through internet to find out am i doing wrong or right..? if the person who has stolen my mobile didn’t switch it on then what to do..? i heard that people can change the firmware of the mobile then we can’t trace the mobile at any cost Is that right..? Can u please send your answer to my mail Email id: Naidusurendra9@gmail.com so that i can know that you gave reply to my query..Please let me know the solution Harshit. Thanks & Regards, Surendra naidu

I lost my Samsung Note 3 in August 15, 2014 around 4:30pm to 5:00pm. I read your posts but I’m not sure how to do it. I did not have Android Device Manager in my phone or any app for tracking. My sim card didn’t work and the person who stole my phone didn’t answer to any of the calls or texts. But I know my IMEI number. Could you help me?

Sir please help me. I lost my Samsung Note 3 in August 15, 2014 at around 4:30-5:00pm I don’t have Android Device Manager in my stolen phone. I didn’t have any tracking apps there. I think the person reseted my phone and took my sim card. All I know is the IMEI number. Could you please help me? I just need the location of my phone. Please If you find it, it means the world to me.

hello sir. i have lost my mobile it is Gionee-E3 and its imei no. is 861169024051618 and 861169025051617. I have lodged FIR also please tell me how can i find my lost mobile.. i don’t know i have put my google location on or off plese help me in finding my phone..

i had lost my samsung galaxy grand2 mobile on 21st aug 2014.And I lodge a complaint in police station. I have a doubt whether any possibility to change imei no of samsung mobile? My email id chandrakommoju2@gmail.com Please reply me

I have lost my android phone but i didnt enable my GPS Satellite and not intalled any tracer app. i just have imei number can you please help me as soon as possible. it will be to thnkfull to u if u ll help me soon. my contact number is 9039595048,7415541706

I have lost my phone and i don’t have the IMEI number. How can i know my IMEI number. the phone is too old i dont know from where i bought it..but my sim card is still in that mobile and the phone is ringing… Please help me ho to trace that phone…

Sir , My phone is stolen in bangalore BMTC bus on yesterday 31/8/14 ,MICROMAX A116 CANVAS HD. 911304250118977 M_IMEI 911304250373978 S_IMEI kindly provied me the current sim number which one is used in used in this phone presently. to mail Id prashanthask@yahoo.co.in 9743056541 contact number, I hav tried the above methods but its not working, I am having hope on you, that you are going to sure help me in this regard, I am requesting you please please..

hey harshit, I have lost my nexus5 on sunday 07/09/14. I hav’nt registered for the tracking . I have my IMEI no., my no is 9637892049 which is coming switched since sunday. I have loged a complaint in police station. The service provider & Maker i.e LG both claim having no authority to track the device. I tried the above mentioned steps on device manager, it shows last date of online. Not any location of the device. Please help in this regard. My registered email is wrangler67@gmail.com.

wanted to know whether all the network service provider like Airtel vodaphone… have the authority / eligibility to block the smart phone / mobile phones using IMEI no? Or the mobile showroom people (where the mobile is purchased) can block it?

my MOTO G phone got stolen few days back .i filled fir with the police with the imei no, please help me finding my phone , what can be done now know i would be highly thankful to u please please help. MY EMAIL ID IS rjvlm234@gmail.com

haii harshit bro i lost my idea 3g smartfone on sep 3 2014 i had used your android device manager it shows my mobile name and last online date but nt location ihave its imei numbers plese help me broooo

Dear Harshit I lost my Motox in market of Hyderabad on 1-10-14. I have locked the phone using android device manager. My imei no is 3550030595087462. I have lodged police complaint too. Is it possible to find out its location by any other method. Pl reply me.

Dear Harshit, I have clicked on lock button in device manager. I do not know whether it got locked or not. Unless the person comes online it will not get locked. Even today it says the device is not available and it shows device was online on 1-10-14 the day I lost the phone and it was online with me. My other devices I am able to locate easily as they or online except the lost motox. Is it possible for him to get online with out breaking my password of lock. I am confused how the lock works if the mobile in not online. Thnak you for prompt reply. sudhendra

Hello, my nexus 4 was stolen 2 days ago. First thing I did was to call my phone and obviously the thief will switch off my phone. I tried to use the Android device Manager, Google location history and my AVG anti-theft to track it, but all failed because it had been turned off. And I also not sure who I should contact if I want to block my phone. should I contact Google or my SIM provider to block it? Can I contact google through email to block it since I lived in Malaysia, but I bought the phone while I was studied in UK 2 years ago, then it is really difficult for me to contact google. I think I have the IMEI number to allow it to be blocked. Besides, if I wiped all the data and everything in my phone, will it cause the lost of my contacts which also can be found in my google mail? Do you think I should delete all of my things in the phone? Can you help me with this problem? I really don’t know what to do as I am still shock with the lost.